Boardman CX Owners Thread

koontz

Recently had wheels trued at evans, they did ok job, but before the wheels went in the discs move forward with each rotation of the wheel, so I thought it was the wheel out of true in the rotation, the wheels came back and they seem to be true but the discs still move forward towards the front of the bike if this makes sense. now I realise the discs have norelation towards the rims as they are connected to the hub I have checked they are screwed in properly check, anyone any ideas what this could be again the discs arent warped i.e they dont move side to side catching the pads but forward, im out of ideas.

tincaman

Looks like the fixing holes have elongated, new discs will fix that

apreading

Yeah - sounds like new rotor or possibly make sure existing rotor is centred very carefully (this might not hold under force though if the holes are big enough for it to move around.

jamin100

Had my CX team just over 2 years now.
Its recently had a proper service and i've made the following changes

BB5's to BB7's - Much better both at breaking and adjusting
Removed top brake leavers
25c GP4000's

Have just gone clipless 3 weeks ago with Shimano M520 pedals

Have just ordered a 80mm stem as i find im stretching on the stock 110mm.. Think I may have gone slightly too small with the 80mm though and should have gone 90mm.

will 10mm make that much difference?

newtonuk

jamin100 wrote:

25c GP4000's

Do the 25mm tyres fit okay?

koontz

newtonuk wrote:

jamin100 wrote:

25c GP4000's

Do the 25mm tyres fit okay?

I have 28mm vitoria tyres that are an absolute nightmare to fit on the stock rims, they barely fit so not sure how you would get 25mm tyres on?.

jamin100

newtonuk wrote:

jamin100 wrote:

25c GP4000's

Do the 25mm tyres fit okay?

Yeh they fit on the stock rims fine. Didnt have any trouble getting them on at all. Much easier than the 30c marathon racers I had on before them

koontz

jamin100 wrote:

newtonuk wrote:

jamin100 wrote:

25c GP4000's

Do the 25mm tyres fit okay?

Yeh they fit on the stock rims fine. Didnt have any trouble getting them on at all. Much easier than the 30c marathon racers I had on before them

Just realised you have the older model, does that come with different wheels?, mine are mavic xm319.

apreading

Older model is Ritchey OCR rims.

koontz

apreading wrote:

Older model is Ritchey OCR rims.

Yeah they arent as wide so should fit smaller tyres easier. I would love the kinesis cross wheels but cant afford £250.00 for wheels.

fret

You can easily fit 23, 25, 28 and 32's on the older Ritchey rims.
It depends upon CIRCUMFERENCE of the tyre as they do vary

DietOfWorms

Just got my CX Team from Guildford Halfords (who did a decent job of building it - only the L screw needing adjusting). First blast around proved it is everything I wanted: can handle 90% of what my MtB can do and faster on road than my old road bike.

Only disappointment was the wheels. trying to accelerate the heavy stock knobbliest and wheels was like trying to push a car uphill. Invested in a pair of the Kinesis Crosslights, which should allow me to save 800g from the wheels.

DietOfWorms

Looking at the Continental SpeedRide 42c. Only 420g and £17 from Tredz. There looks like enough clearance if no mudguards. Anyone know put a much fatter tyre on successfully?

fret

Why would you want a fatter tyre?
Or even one as fat as 42 for that matter?

apreading

I think because he is coming from a mountain bike. I would suggest giving it some time first, to get used to the different ride on skinnier tyres. I think you would probably be better served by slicks in the 28-32mm range if you want to go on road and maybe 35 knobbly if you want to go off it.

DietOfWorms

Guess it depends where you come from. Off road, I'd rather have girth than tread (mostly). That way I can run lower pressures without risk of pinch flats over roots/ruts.

fret

You'll still get pinch flats with lower pressures and fat tyres. And all that rotating weight? No thanks.
CX bikes are fast & light. Buy an MTB, fatbike or 29'er and put drops on it if you want silly fat tyres which don't make a huge difference in grip off road.

apreading

I think thats a bit over the top to suggest that fat tyres are silly and dont make a huge difference in grip off road. However, the advice to buy an MTB if thats what you want makes sense to me - and he already has one, so I dont understand why he is trying to make his CX bike so much for something that the MTB will always be better suited to. I think if you put wider than 35c tyres on a CX bike then you are probably using the wrong bike.

cmt

Hopefully collecting my 2013 CX tomorrow (Time allowing).

The next question if 'peddles'

On the MTB i just sold (and the roadie befor that) i always used SPD's. Is there any reason not to go with the same?

Reason for asking is that i need new shoes anyway so may as well do it in one go if needed.

Cheers :-)

Viking2136

I use SPDs daily - perfect for my 30 mile commute and CX races in the winter

Cutty Dyer

Stick with spuds

Muzzledoctor

Buying shoes doesn't really impact your choice of pedals, unless you are buying mountain bike shoes and expect road cleats to fit. I have some Specialised Defrosters (which are superb btw) for winter riding which only take SPD- type cleats. I say stick with SPDs and if you end up with road shoes, most will take SPD cleats anyway.

cmt

Cheers guys, kinda confirms what i was thinking :-)

antsmithmk

Sorry to be here again asking more questions....!

If I wanted to fit 105 to my CX comp, how would I go about swapping out the BB? From what I have read the BB on the Comp is 86mm and internal cups, whereas Shimano group sets use external cups?

Aside from the greoupset, what else do I need to buy?!!!

fret

cmt wrote:

Hopefully collecting my 2013 CX tomorrow (Time allowing).

The next question if 'peddles'

On the MTB i just sold (and the roadie befor that) i always used SPD's. Is there any reason not to go with the same?

Reason for asking is that i need new shoes anyway so may as well do it in one go if needed.

Cheers :-)

You mean pedals, obviously, not trying to sell something :P

SPD's as stated. I have been using them since 2007 and would never go back. I tried road pedals as I has a road bike, but you look like a pregnant penguin walking in them and they are extremely hazardous on wet surfaces, so I went back to SPD's. I've done 86 miles in a day, fully loaded and they are excellent. Also a 50 mile event this year although I did suffer with the dreaded hot-spot.
There are alternatives, such as egg-beater types, but in the main they perform the same.
I have SPD M520 for the CX as they give a bit of extra support for my knackered ankles. The P-X has 540's.
There are single sided road SPD pedals, but these are a bit of a faff to get clipped into at times so double sided for me every time.

lux666

From Friday im happy owner of CX Comp Would anyone advise me what tyres should I buy for poor roads ,town? Would Schwalbe Marathon Plus will be ok ? 28 or 32? any other upgrades? many thx

Viking2136

just put a set of gator skin 32's on increased my ave speed by 2 mph on the way home - nice

Viking2136

down side the BB 30 that Halfrauds put in last week has gone after 60 miles - another quality service from Halfords - im sick of complaining

antsmithmk

antsmithmk wrote:

Sorry to be here again asking more questions....!

If I wanted to fit 105 to my CX comp, how would I go about swapping out the BB? From what I have read the BB on the Comp is 86mm and internal cups, whereas Shimano group sets use external cups?

Aside from the greoupset, what else do I need to buy?!!!

Can anyone help me?

Muzzledoctor

Hi, I think you'll find that it is a standard 68mm BSA bottom bracket that currently has a square taper BB fitted. Fitting a 105 groupset will pose little problem and will improve the bike considerably.

I'm not sure what you mean by what else you need go buy as a groupset has all the components including chainset, drivetrains, brakes and levers.